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Panserraikos Football Club (), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a
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club based in
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in
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. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in northern
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and had a near-continuous presence in the
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in the 1960s and 70s. The club currently play in
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, the top tier of Greek football.


History

Panserraikos was formed on 1964 in
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, when two local clubs, Apollon and Iraklis, merged. Evangelos Chatziathanasiadis was the first president of Panserraikos, with Angelos Angelousis as honorary president and Theodoros Athanasiadis as vice president. The colors of the club were red and white, which symbolized the great power that came from this historic merger. Leo of Amphipolis was chosen as the brand that showed the strength and warlike virtues of the people of Serrai. Panserraikos participated in the national championships for the first time in the 1964–65 season. Then, they played in the
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, since both Apollon and Iraklis were playing in this category last season. The dynamics of the newly formed club was huge and so Panserraikos immediately won its promotion to the
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, finishing first with a difference of 11 points from the second MENT. Since their last relegation in
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the club had been struggling in the
Beta Ethniki The Football League () was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier ...
, and were even relegated to the Third Division twice, in 1993 and 1996, yet promptly returning to the second tier on both occasions. The club did come close to promotion a few times, missing out on 5 points in
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and on just one point in
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. In 2008, Panserraikos managed to end a 16-year wait, gaining promotion to the
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. Managed by
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, the club had been leading the Second Division table for the most part of the season, even securing a top-three spot with two games to spare – though they had narrowly escaped another relegation in the previous two seasons. On 4 March 2009, Panserraikos won a historic match against
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in the
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in Athens for the
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quarter finals with a score of 3–2 after being up 3–0 for 71 minutes. The first match leg ended at a 0–0 score. This amazing result landed Panserraikos a spot in the final 4 of the Greek Cup where they played against
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for a spot in the finals. What made this result so special was that many starters for the team were either injured, or suspended. This was Panserraikos' first time in the semifinals of the Greek Cup. However, Panserraikos was relegated and played once again in the
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. After an indifferent start to their Beta Ethniki campaign, their season has now sparked into life after a surprise 3–1 win over giants Olympiakos in the Fourth Round of 2009–10 Greek Cup making it one of their bigger wins in recent history. Panserraikos finished 5th in
2009–10 Beta Ethniki 2009–10 was a season of Beta Ethniki (), the Greek professional football second division (''see Greek football league system''). Overview * Atromitos, PAS Giannina and Kavala have earned the promotion to Super League Greece, while Kastoria, ...
, but took the 1st place in the play-offs and gained the promotion to the 2010–11 Super League. For one more season in Super League Panserraikos didn't escape the relegation to
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. After a disappointing season, Panserraikos finished 7th in
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, and played in
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for the second consecutive season. Panserraikos finished 8th in
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, but was relegated to the new amateur 3rd Greek Division due to financial problems, after the death of its chairman Petros Theodoridis and a controversial and unsuccessful attempt by his son Lazaros Theodoridis to sell the club to Russian investor Mr. Konstantin Vostrikov, a self-declared business tycoon who was claiming to construct a 10,000-seat stadium. Mr. Vostrikov's faults as president and CEO together with the amateur handlings of his associate Dimitris Troshkov (member of the board) are considered to be the main and only causes of the club's relegation to the amateur 3rd Greek Division.


Crest and colours

The club adopted the
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as their emblem. The typical kit of the team is that of a shirt with red and white vertical stripes, and red shorts and socks. The shirt has taken different forms during the history of the club, for example with thin or wider stripes. The second most common kit is the all-red one or the all-white one.


Stadium

The headquarters of Panserraikos are the
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. As its name implies, it belongs to the Municipality of
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and has been assigned to the group for its needs. It is one of the oldest courts. It was originally built in 1926 and had a dirt terrain, while there was only one ramp on the west side. The capacity at that time did not exceed the 3,000 standing viewers. After 1964 when Panserraikos was basically founded, the team's need for a better pitch became more imperative. It was preceded in 1972 when the Municipal Stadium of Serres had a record audience of 14,200 in a match of Panserraikos with AEL. That year our team competed in the Football League and claimed the rise with the Thessalian team. That game had ended with a 1–1 draw, but Panserraikos was the one who eventually became champion. In 1976, the stadium took its current form in the stands. This year, work was done to build a turf. The stadium of Serres at that time contained 15,000 upright spectators. The facelift continued in an attempt to hide his age in 2005. It was then that 9,500 plastic seats were placed in all the stands. This brought down its capacity as it was natural. Finally, after years of waiting, headlights were installed.


Players


Current squad


Out on loan


Honours


Greek League

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**Champions (5): 1964–65, 1971–72, 1979–80, 2007–08,
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* Third Division **Champions (2): 1993–94, 2014–15 * Fourth Division **Champions (1): 2019–20


League history

Sources:


Club records

*Record Attendance: 14,200 vs
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,
Beta Ethniki The Football League () was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier ...
, 25 June 1972 *Record League Home Victory: 6–1 vs
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,
Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repla ...
, 1969 *Record League Away Victory: 9–4 vs
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,
Beta Ethniki The Football League () was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier ...
, 29 March 1998 *Highest League Position: 8th in
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, seasons 1969–1970 and 1980–1981 *Lowest League Position: 18th in
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, season 1979–1980


Notable managers

* Oană 1969-1971 *
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Makis Katsavakis Makis Katsavakis (; born 26 December 1953) is a Greek professional football manager and former player. Playing career Born in Peponia, Serres, Katsavakis began playing football as a defender for local Alpha Ethniki side Panserraikos F.C. He joi ...
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* Pablo García


References


External links

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Panserraikos' supporters "Che Guevara" club
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